subject: Rehabilitation and Treatment For Teenage Drug Abuse by:Adam Rise [print this page] If you enter a situation in which your child is guilty of just a minor drug-related or influenced crime, then the court can, at its discretion instead of sending your child to prison, may sentence the child to rehabilitation. Drugs and other substance abuse is hard on the body physically, because for a time, the body itself will suffer from withdrawal symptoms, and possibly a relapse into the drug habit.
Chemical imbalances in the body will be compensated for by the treatment so that the body will not suffer such a hard impact. In time, when the rehab program is completed, your child will have stopped his dependency on drugs and learned from his lesson, so that he or she will not do drugs again, because now the child is aware of the dangers of drug abuse and will know firsthand the negative effects of addiction.
Pros And Cons Of Different Treatments
Different approaches to different drug problems are the norm these days. There are some alternatives that just accept the addiction and instead focus on damage reduction, like the free sterile needles program to prevent aids. This is good at reducing societal cost of drug use, but doesn't fix the problem itself.
There is also the abstinence approach, which would involve cutting use of the substance entirely. This is often hard to do, because when the body suffers from withdrawal, then it will itself look for drugs and possibly the drug victim could suffer a relapse of the drug habit.
There are also other methods of treatment for drug abuse rehab, like medical treatment for the patient. This would focus on stopping or cutting off the dependency and addressing the damage already done to the victim's body. This is a long-term method of treatment, and because of the stigma associated with being known as a drug user, victims may be unwilling to try it.
Whatever your situation, you should address your particular needs and consider all the factors, weigh it out. But you shouldn't take too long, the life of your child is possibly at stake and you should act as soon as you figure out what you need to do.
